St. Josaphats Church

Schedule of Divine Liturgies


WEEKENDS	SATURDAY EVENING	5:00PM	ENG
	SUNDAY	09:30AM	ENG & UKR
WEEK DAYS	TUES-THURS	8:00AM	UKR

Something you should know

Confessions:	Both daily and Sundays before all Liturgies
Baptisms:	By appointment. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics
Marriage:	Contact your Pastor at least six months in advance. Attendance at PreCana is required.
Religious Education:	Grades K-8 Sundays at 11:15 AM
Ministry to the Sick:	Kindly notify the rectory office about parishioners who are confined to home, hospital, or convalescent home, so that a priest might visit them.
Sunday Bulletin Deadline:	Notices should be phoned in or brought to the Parish Office no later than 12:00 noon on the Monday previous to the publication.
New Parishioners:	Welcome to St. Josaphats! Please stop by the Rectory to introduce yourselves and register. We look forward to meeting you.
Bequests:	In making out your will, kindly remember your church. St Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Church of Rochester, NY is our legal title.

Something You Should Know

Church Events & Meetings

February 2- Entrance of the Lord into the Temple Blessing of Candles

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Community Events

Because of the heightened alert due to the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Josaphat’s Bingo is suspended until April 17, 2020
We thank you for your patronage and for helping us build a wonderful Bingo community.
We have decided to suspend our Bingo operations for the rest of the month of March. This is being done to protect the health of the players and our volunteers. Because of the long gestation period of the virus before symptoms show up (or even the lack of symptoms in those who carry the virus but are not affected) – we cannot risk exposing people to the potential hazard it represents.
As per the County Health Department’s request to limit gatherings of over 50 people – we believe our best path forward is to follow this guidance. We appreciate your understanding with our decision and hope to see you back in April when it is hopefully safer to return to normal group activities.

From the Pastor

CHURCH ENVELOPES 2021

The 2021 Church Offering Envelopes are available in the lower level of the church. Please inform the Parish Office if you have not received your envelopes or of any changes or updates of your contact information; proper spelling of your name, address, phone and email.

Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.

Духовне Причастя Молитва

Ісусе, вірую, що Ти – в Пресвятих Дарах. Ісусе, люблю Тебе понад усе і бажаю Тебе всією душею. Я не можу зараз прийняти Тебе таємниче, прийди в моє серце хоча б духовно. Ісусе, обіймаю Тебе, не дай мені ніколи розлучитися з Тобою. Ісусе, моє благо, моя ніжна любов, поклоняюся Тобі кожну мить; Ісусе, Спасителю мій, благос ло ви мою душу.

THEOPHANY BLESSING OF HOMES

This year, because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, Father Phil WILLNOT be blessing the homes of parishioners. We do ask all parishioners to take Holy Water to your homes and bless your home. It is perfectly suitable for the head of the household to invoke God’s blessings upon your family and home. 
The following is the recommended form for blessing one’s house:  The head of the family or household will pray for God’s blessing upon your household, and then one of the family should, with the lighted candle, lead the one blessing through the house opening the doors of those rooms you wish to be blessed with Holy Water.

The following prayer is to be read:

O Lord, Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, as during Your earthly life you came to the house of Zacchaeus and brought salvation to his family, so today come and bless this family and all those who live in the house. 
Never forsake this family, and its members. Be with them in their joys and in their sorrows. Help them to serve and love You and their fellow men, so that after this earthly life they may enter into Your eternal kingdom of Heaven and praise You together with Your Father and the Holy Spirit forever and in loving You find their eternal happiness, for You bless and sanctify all things. This is why all glory and adoration belong to You, together with Your Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
Господи, Ісусе Христе, Спасителю людського роду, як ти колись у часі свого земського життя був зайшов до дому Закхея, так сьогодні своєю ласкою прийди до цього дому і відвідай цю родину. Поблвгослови цей дім і тих, що проживають у нім.

Пробувай у цій родині з усіма її членами, будь із ними в їх радостях і смутках і своєю ласкою помагай їм бути прадивими божими дітьми у цім житті, щоб вони могли широ любити Небесного Отця і тебе, як теж і своїх ближніх, і так заслужили собі на вічне щастя в небі, бо ти благословляєш усе, Христе, наш Боже, тому тобі разом із твоїми Отцем і Святим Духом належиться всяка слава і поклін нині і повсякчас і навікі вічні. Амінь.

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ВІДВІДИНИ ХВОРИХ

If you or a family member are admitted to a hospital for any reason and wish to have a priest come to visit, please notify the parish office. Recent federal privacy laws do not allow hospitals to notify the parish if you are admitted. It is the responsibility of the patient or family to notify the parish office.

Ukrainian Catholic Retreat

Members of Saint Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Church have a long history of participation in Retreats. For many years men and women of the Parish participated in Men’s Retreats or Women’s Retreats conducted by Roman Rite priests of the Redemptorist Order.

St. Josaphats Festival

The St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Festival was established in 1973 as an effort to introduce Ukrainian Arts and Crafts, Ukrainian food, and Ukrainian music and dance to the Greater Rochester community. Since its